A Glimpse into Life with Bipolar ...
Bipolar disorders, or manic-depressive illness, is a group of disorders characterized by the presence of pronounced high-energy phases known as...
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Dr. Gary Bell, Ed.D, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
People are my calling. My job is to help people like you heal their lives, relationships, and families. With over two decades of experience helping tens of thousands of individuals, couples, and families, I offer empathy, a listening ear, and a healthy dose of wisdom. I am straightforward and often use humor in my practice. I believe it’s so important to be relaxed in this work. I work quickly and don’t waste time getting down to the business of healing people of all ages, backgrounds, genders, relationships, and cultures.
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Will, Faith, and Trust: Three Keys to a ...
Trust is not the same as faith. Actually, these two words are different from each other and are used in...
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Eudaimonia: Becoming Our Best Version ...
Aristotle was the originator of the concept of eudaimonia (from daimon – true nature). He thought happiness was a vulgar...
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Infatuation vs. Love: The Honeymoon ...
Infatuation and love are both very intense emotions between a couple, and millions of people misunderstand them. I misunderstood...
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How to Cultivate Deep, Active Listening ...
In searching for a person’s soul we might ask ourselves “do you see it? do you hear it? do...
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Staying Married After Having Children
Far too often, it seems to me, men and women choose to have kids for the wrong reasons: basically,...
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Feeling Trapped in Your Life? Help is ...
All of us will feel trapped at some point, whether that be in a job, house, neighborhood, financial circumstance,...
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How Financial Issues Affect ...
Financial issues (especially long term) are one of the top issues relationships and families break apart. When people live...
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Physical and Emotional Affairs: What ...
Over the years, I have seen thousands of couples who are crippled by physical and emotional affairs and betrayal. Each...
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Marriage 101: Advice from a Christian ...
Marriage, when it is not working, can be the loneliest place in the world. The covenant of marriage requires us...
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Depression and Anxiety: Unmet ...
Depression is one of the most solvable diagnoses in Mental Health. Primarily, it is driven by the thought disorder of...
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Healing from Trauma for Christians
I have treated first responders, families, communities, groups, and people of all ages for nearly 20 years involving the outcomes...
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